The Myth of Size Equals Strength Many leaders assume that bigger companies have an inherent advantage: more resources, larger teams, bigger budgets. But history proves otherwise: size alone doesn’t guarantee market leadership. Distinction does.In fact, large organizations often collapse under their own weight, while smaller, distinct competitors leap ahead.As Theodore Levitt taught us: “There is no […]
The Promise and Problem of Committees Committees are formed with good intentions. Leaders want to gather diverse perspectives, build consensus, and ensure decisions reflect the whole organization. On paper, this makes sense.In practice? Committees are notorious for stalling progress. They often generate watered-down compromises that satisfy no one and solve little. The result: innovation stalls, […]
Good Strategy Isn’t Enough Every company has a strategy. Some have binders of them. But research consistently shows that the majority fail in execution. In fact, McKinsey reports that 70% of strategic transformations fall short of their goals. Why? Because the strategy wasn’t wrong—it was unsupported by leadership alignment. Jim Collins, author of Good to Great, famously said: “Good […]
Are your mission, vision, and values driving action – or just framed on a wall? Ask five employees to recite your mission, vision, and values. If you get hesitation or blank stares, it’s time to take a deeper look – and see if you can find a better way to make sure your employees know […]
Your team should know what’s coming before the market does. Too many launches flop because the internal team didn’t understand, didn’t know, or, worse, didn’t care about the campaign, the value it would bring, the ways it would affect them, or even just what the campaign meant. Your internal teams are just as important as […]
